Florida Public Health Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Prather, E. Charlton
Publication Date
11-4-2014
Date
1999-08-07
Abstract
Interview with Dr. Eldert C. Hartwig Jr., who was the director of the Florida state laboratory system. His career with the state public health system spanned over forty years. Hartwig began his academic career at the University of South Florida and continued on until leaving for the University of Pittsburgh for a doctorate degree. His early work and research assignments were particularly focused on radioisotopes and tuberculosis bacteriology. Dr. Hartwig shares his experiences as director of the Tampa branch laboratory and its shift to Jacksonville, the construction of the Pensacola laboratory, and the advances in technology and science he has witnessed in his lifetime.
Keywords
Oral history, Public health -- Florida -- History, Public health personnel -- Florida – Interviews, Radioisotopes, Tuberculosis
Holding Location
University of South Florida
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories, Online audio
Format
Audio
Identifier
C53-00015
Recommended Citation
Hartwig, Eldert, "Eldert Hartwig Oral History Interview" (2014). Florida Public Health Oral History Project. 42.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/fl_public_health_ohp/42
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